This crossword No. 10385 clues and answers were published on Mon 18 Aug 2003 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 10385 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – By rote : PARROTFASHION
8-across – Bag in the lower abdomen : BLADDER
9-across – Distraught : UPSET
10-across – Piece of potato : CHIP
11-across – Point in the night sky sought by navigators : POLESTAR
13-across – Disc of metal struck by a percussionist : CYMBAL
14-across – Panda’s staple diet : BAMBOO
17-across – Non-professionals : AMATEURS
19-across – Fail to hit : MISS
21-across – Solemn vows : OATHS
22-across – Slightly tipsy : SQUIFFY
24-across – Work expands to fill the time available for its completion : PARKINSONSLAW
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Local : PUB
2-down – Non-abstract artistic style : REALISM
3-down – Probability : ODDS
4-down – Plough’s rut : FURROW
5-down – Kitchen vessel : SAUCEPAN
6-down – Page within a page : INSET
7-down – Infamous : NOTORIOUS
10-down – Over the moon : COCKAHOOP
12-down – Be towed behind a speedboat : WATERSKI
15-down – Filled to a vessel’s upper rim : BRIMFUL
16-down – Crucial stage in a series of events : CRISIS
18-down – Thespian : ACTOR
20-down – Destroy by fire : BURN
23-down – Churchyard tree : YEW
This crossword has in total 26 where 12 are across and 14 are down.